9th Spetember 1087
A letter from beyond the grave…...
Four years have gone by since my beloved Matilda passed away and, today, we are reunited in heaven. She is laid to rest in the Holy Trinity Abbey, whereas my own grave is in Saint Stephen's Abbey. I had ordered for these two edifices to be built in the town of Caen, to obtain the Pope's pardon for our forbidden marriage. Personally, I would have preferred a more glorious death. It was finally accidental injury that was to cause my demise, on my return from a battle with Philip I. But, what does it matter, the time had come for me to hand things over and no longer endure the madness of men and the jealousy of the powerful. As was my entire life, even my death was eventful. Even the repatriation of my body to Caen was twice disturbed. Since, I have been laid to rest in this same abbey, in the hope that my story will continue to fascinate, even today. After all, am I not the last man in history to have successfully invaded England?
Death - Men's Abbey - Ladies Abbey - Pope Leo IX